Reeling and wrapping machine.



REEMNG AND WRAPPHJG MACHINE.

Z SHEETS-SHEET l,

Paientedhme 29, 1915.

B. G. CASLER.

REELING AND WRAPPING MACHINE.

APPUCAUON FILED Nov. I, i914.

1,144,348. I Patented June 29, 1915.

2 SHEvETS-SHEET 2.

nnrrnn VIAND, NEW YORK.

i Qi rasee.

Speciication of Letes Bet-ent.

ppicaion nien Eovemier 2, wie. Serial No. 35443503.

useinl improvements in lleeiing and qiii/Tragl ping Machines; and l do hereby declare tile following to be ra full, clear, and exact de scription of the invention,isucli as will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the saine,

My invention, broadly stated, izlates to that class of devices employed for reeling and Wrapping fabrics, but laas. been .especially devised for handling ready reeling fabrics directly from the delivery or cenveyer belt of a ready roofing niaoiiine, the reeling of the ready reeling fabric, tlie applying of the 'wrapper to the roll of ready roofing fabric, and tile delivery ci the roll so Wrapped on the door of tlie shop, ready for end capping and sliiginent, at a great reduction in the number of .laborers eniployed therefor, and in the time and labor required,`and at a consequent great rednetion in the oost of manufacturing and naarl keting ready roofing fabrics.

To this end my invention, generally stated, involves, in combination, a plurality or" re Volving reel-heads which are relatively moi# able to and from eacli other to engagetlie ends of a mandrel, mandrel delivering devices so arranged with relation 'to the revolving reel-beads as to deliver a mandrel between and in relation to tne axes oi l.

revel 'ing heads, and means for controlling the delivery of the niandrels between tbe revolving beads, whereby a mandrel therefor is automatically presented in tbe path of tile ready roofing fabric as it cornes from tbe ready roofing fabric machine.

My invenion also involves the combina tion with a plurality o' revolving; reci-b`r i which are relatively movable to and each other to engage tile ends oli a mandrel, ann mandrel delivering devices so arranged with relation to the revolving beads 'to deliver a mandrel between and in arial re tion to said revolving reel-beads, per receptacle, and inc-ans int tween the wrapper receptacle and relying adjustable heads for apolyinj; l

l" .l A 1 vapplication oi tne n liesive material to tbe Wrapper on its nf'ay to the roll of ready reeling fabric.

'.'iiiy i ention also involves tlie combination Wiel; a plurality of revolving reel-beads movable to and from eacbL other to engage tlie ends of? a mandrel, and-mandrel delivering devices "o `arranged with relation to tbe rencia-*ing reeliieads as to deliver a mandrel between and in axial relation to said revolvng reel-i ends, of a carrier adapted to moyev in the drawings eiiosen for tile purpose of illust-rating i 'pointed oni in 'the ignre l. is a 'vienv in front elevation of a reeling and Wrapping' inacliine embodying iny invention, portions of the mandrel delivering devices being broken oli; Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional View of tbe reeling, wraopinfT and mandrel deliveing devices talien in t-lie plane of tile line 2 2, Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a detail View showing tbe re'ation o t l delivery end oi the belt con- 1J Voyer of a ready' roofing fabric machine, a mandrel in *lie reeling machine, and tlie ready roofing fabric to be reeled up; Fig. i a detail sectional vien' of portions of tlie reeling and .vrapiinoj ne snowing tlie to tiae roll oi brio; and Fig. 5 ie a lioriready roofing la ,aontal sectional View of the mandrel ..leliverA ing devices Talien in tne plane oi tlie line laey o cnr.

l will nonY proceed to describe invention more fully so that others skilled in the y invention, tiiescope whereof y Lilie symbols rei'er to like parte wherever wliicli it appertains may apply the devices may be ysupported from bed a byI brackets (not shown), or by suitable separate supports.

Journaled in suitable pillow blocks 1, at opposite'ends of the bed a, and in axial alinement, are revolving "shafts 2, each o1' which is adapted to haveanendwise movement toward and from the other, and in order to eectand control said endwise movement of shafts. 2, levers, fulcrumed on the opposite ends of bed a, are pivotally connected as at 3a to collars 2a loose on the shafts 2. The shafts are capable of rotation within the loose collars 2, but the endwise movement of the collars on the shafts 2 is prevented by other collars 2" which are vsecured to said shafts 2.

The levers 3 are offset below where they are -fulcrumed on bed a, as indicated in dotted lines Fig. 4, in order to carry towardl the front of the machine the rods 4 by which levers 3 are operated to allow of clearance for the passage of the .Wrappers with which the fabric roll is to be covered.

The rods 4, which are pivotally connected at one end with the lower ends of the opposite levers 3, are at their other ends pivotally connected With the opposite ends ot' a rocklever 5, which rock-lever 5 is in turn pivoted as at 5a on a cross-bar 6 secured to the frame of; the machine at the Jfront and below bed a.

lthe lever engages a stop 7 on the cross-bar 6 when it is desired to prevent the action of l the counterweigbt 7 on the rock-lever 5.

`9 indicates a power shaft suitably journaled on the frame A below bed a. This shaft is provided with a pulley 9% through which it receives its power and is rotated by a suitable belt, and it is also provided with pulleys 9b, 9c by which it, through belts 10 and 11 and pulleys 12 and 13, communicates the power which. causes the" rotation of shafts 2, and the rcel-heads thereon.

The connections between the pulleys 12 and 13 and the shafts 2, are of the usual feather or spline and groove character which, while they canse the shafts to rotate with the pulleys permit an endwise movement of thc shafts through the pulleys.

On the adjacent ends of shafts are secured rcel-heads 14 adapt-ed to engage the opposite ends of a mandrel, and to insure the grip of the heads on the mandrel it is preferred to cone the heads slightly as at 14 and encircle the coned portions of the head with a serrated annulus as at 14".

Above the rotating reel-heads'll is ovcated e chute 15 for containing mandrels .which are to be 'fed at intervals between the rotatingheads 14. This chute, the outlet'of which 1a` above the axis of rotation of the reel-heads 1l, can be 'supported .from ,brackets on the bed e (not shown), or in any other suitable manner. .f

0n rearwardly projecting arms or brackets 16 is pivoted a counterweighted oscillating frame 17 havin for -its object the recepmg as a carrier said portion is held in alinement with the body portion of frame 17 by 'a dog 18.

In order that the pivoted carrier portion 17a'of the frame shall be returned to alinep ment with the main body 17 the frame at the close of the upward or return movement thereof said pivoted carrier portion 17L of the delivery frame is provided with a lug or projection 1Tc which sets atan angle to the carrier portion 17a and engagfrs a downwardly projecting stop 19 on the lower end .of mandrel chute 15.

It is to be noted that whatever may be the character of the devices' chosen for delivering the mandrel to the reclheads they must be so located and operated as to avoid obstructing the .path of the fabric fromthe conveyerfb'elt C to the rcel-beads 14.

To control the delivery of the mrndrels, I employ a spring-actuated cubed" i5, comprised of two connected blades, 15" and 15, which are arranged to alternately .project into the mandrel chute 15 through slots in the front and back walls of the chute, said blades and slots'being spaced apart a distance equal to the diameter of a mandrel. The normal position of the lower blade 15b is in the chute. while that of the upper blade 15 is outside the chute. The` position ol the esA lao

On the bed which supports vthe pillow- Y blocks 1 below and adjacent to the revolving j heads 14, are inclined ways 20 for the recept tion of the roll of ready roofing fabric when rclersed from the revolving heads' 14, and

.for the delivery' of the roll tovan oscillatinv roll carrier 23, which receives the roll an delivers it upon the floor of the shop at one end of the reeling and wrapping machine.

These ways 20 are transversely slotted as at 20a (see Figs. 1 and a) for the passage and guidance' of the roll wrapper, and in order to facilitate'the entrance of the wrapper into said guides the walls of slotsr20 diverge downwardly as indicated in Fig. 2A

of the drawings. v v l Below the bedi' of the machine, back of andparallel with the guide slots 20, is a trough 2l`ffo'r paste r1-,equivalent adhesive ineens@ feed reller y@rial to e material. and in seifl freugh a. 21a which delivers the :nlhesive i pasting roller 2lb #inet applies le adhesive matter to the Wrapper. lenenth the paste trengh is sn inclined Wrapper receptacle l2 the upper enel of which is below and substantially in line with the guicle slots 20 of the Ways 20, nnfl "opposite tothe pasting roller llbis :i swinging reller 2l@ controlled liy'n hmnlle Qld by nienns of 1which said roller 21C, that normallyv stands ont of the path of the Wrapper, nur? be operated to press' the. Wrapper against the pasting roller fill.

To nminmin the Wrapper lV in proper pei Wrapper receptacle leaf spring e lnivzrlent. may lie einplyecl. ln liront et the reeling and Wrapping inrfr chine is placed l carrier Q3 supported e roh by n stein pivotetl nt its lower end en the iloor of the sliep', or otherwise snit-ably arranged. so that the roll carrier niej; ee cnnserl to nscillnte across the front ot' heel (.f in juxtaposition to the lower enlls of inelinecl nays 20. to receive sind deliver the roll, :incl also so that i may he tnrnecl aside to ce ont of the wey when the reel is forming? the rnll.

C indicates the rleliif'ery apron, or con4 veyer belt, which delivers the renal)v renting fnhric from the really resting' fabric inschine te the reeling :intl Wrapping machine, .mtl m indicates the mandrel on which the ready roofing nnric is to he reelecl.

The delivery encl of cir eyer belt er apron C is ps ellel with the .n.ns of rotation of the reel lienrls to insure the proner elelix'ery et the fabric to he n mtl en ane man (lrel when in position liet-zen the reel-hefnls, :unl is preternbljvzbelow the axis et rotation of the reel-liemils toinsnre that the fabric shall he liept tant ilnrinsr the reeling; oiaeration. .It mmnlrel haring n peripheral nep f (see Fig. 3)' preferably nsecl in order te loosely entrnp the leerling end of the ready routing sheet l". The subsequent labeling; nl the roll may he nvoiclecl, and time nncl lnhor sure-tl by. printing the label en the wrapper heitere the Wrsnpxs arestn'ckecl in L the Wrap ver receptacle or the machine v The construction or tle machine being substantially such :is hereinlefore 'pointed ont, operation will hens follows: The chute haring heen clmrferl with inanclrels m, the operator 'L nnestanes in "front ef the machine -will rst manipulate the handle ld of the cnt-oil to force in the upper cut-ntf hlncle l5" .final retract the lower cnteli' blade l5 which prevents the descent of the ninnnlrcls :llame cnt-eti' hlmle l5", and permits the xnmnlrel lvelow said ent-oil blade to drop inte the position, indicated in vdotted lines Fil on the mandrel carrier il. The pushA in;` in ot the cnt-eff hlnrle l energizes the spring et the crit-oil frame nnclits reaction, when hsnllle l5 is released, returns blades .lh and L56 to their normal positions, shown.

in Fig. 3 of the drawing, the steel; et' inenclrels haring dropped the diameter of one mandrel and again corne to n rest on cnt-nil: blade 15'. The mandrel which has heen released and-fallen on the connterweighted mandrel carrier 17 orerhalances the counter- Weight of the frame und that en'fl of the mandrel carrier on which the mandrel rests descends until the ninndrel carried thereby is between the reel-heads lnncl in axial alinernent therewith, whereupon the Opern. tor by means of handle 8 releases the roeleslmft 5 from catch 7a and the descent of Weight 7 acting through roc t-slmlt reds l, and pivoted levers 3 on shafts 2 Atierces the reel-heads le toward each other ancl in gripl'iing contact with the ends oi the nime drel. The Weight 7 will determine the power of the grip or pressure on the enrls of the mandrel, and may he controlled at will hy either changing' the weight er slialingly connectingr Weight to the nrin ot the reeielerer. The operator then trips the (lng lS vwhich releases tie hinged carrier wrtinn 1T of carrier frame 17, and. it drops into the position indicatori in flotte lines lfig'. 3 the drawings, :intl this eniits the carrier freine to clear the mandrel held hy reel-lreecls l. es the frame l? rises nnrler ie action et its cenntern'eight. freine Trl' has risen to its normal pesitien nnfler the ehnte 15, the lng l'c'on @irc-cel pei-tier '1,71 of the 'frame strikes the n, tien 19 and causes the (log l to again wel; the pivntml carrier `portion 17a in eiiinnnent with the main portion 1T of the Carrier il1 ie. The opernte'r nowtaking' helfl of the lendiiigt end othe sheet et reeling fabric to he rcelecl as it cornes from the cnnveyer eelt C, guides it .to the inenrlrel and under the peripheral lisp thereofif the ninnilrel .has n flap. lftl'iev machine the? the Operator applies the Iloner te driving shaft @by moving thev usual clutch lever ind clutch not shown) enel through the intermediary pulleys und belts the slnitts 2 and reel-heads il tofrether with the mzmclrel are caused to rotate and reel the sheet of reniing'falvrie on the mandrel. (ln the coinpletion et the roll the operator reaching flown through the open center of tzihle a grnsps the lending end et ny Wrapper TW, in Awrapper receptacle 22. enel draws the wrnp per np into guide slots'QO in Ways Q0, in`

th e operen* in ging torce the ,t rest,

As the last portion of the wrapperpassing Wrapper contact with pasting roll 2lb which applies the adhesive material chine, the roll carrier 23, which has, in themeantimc, occupied the position at one end of the machine7 as indicated in Fig. l of the drawings, is raised into position 'parallel with bed @of the machine and in jnxtap'osi-A tion to thev end s'o inclined ways -O, the power is thrown ofi' of the machine, handle 8 of i'ock-lever 5 is manipulated to lift weight 7 and bring the rocli-sliaft 5 into the vertical position, shown in Fig. l of the drawings, with the handle arm under catch 75. 'i'his operation acting through rods l and levers E withdraws shafts 2 and reelheads lll, which permits the Wrapped roll to drop on the inclined ways '20, whence it rolls into 'roll carrier 23, and the roll carrier being turned down into the position shown in Fig. l of the drawing delivers the wrapped roll on the floor ofthe workshop at 011e side of the machinen As the invention hereinbeore set forth is applicable, Without further invention, to reeling and Wrapping fabricsyin general, the claims hereinafter made are not to be construed. as limited to the reeling and Wrapping yof ready roofing fabrics which has beenchosen only as illustrating a particular field of usefulness.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by LettersPatent is: l

l. In a machine for reeling fabrics; the combination of a plurality of revoluble reelf heads, said heads lining relatively movable to and from each other, a chute for contain ing mandrels, a mandrel carrier having a portion which is adapted-to receive a man drei and transfer the saine to a 'position in axial alinexnent with the reel-heads' for the reception of the fabric to be Wound thereon, said mandrel carrier being movable inde pendently of the mandrel-chute and the mandrel' receiving portion of the carrier ar ranged to describe an are which intersects the axis of rotation of the reel heads..

Q. ln a machine for reeling and wrapping ready rooting fabrics, the combination of a plurality -oi'i revoluble reel-heads, said reel-heads beingrelatively movable to and from each other, means for delivering a mandrel between said reel-heads and in axial relation theretoyin position to receive the fabric to be wound thereon, a Wrapper receptacle, and means for applying adhesive material yto a Wrapper, said last-recited means being interposed'between the wrapper receptacle and the revolnble reel-heads.

3. In a machine for reeling and Wrapping ready rooting fabrics, the coinbinationvof a plurality of revolublereell'ieads, 4said. reel heads being relatively movable to and from each other, means for delivering a mandrel between and in axial relation toA said reel-j heads in position to receive the fabric to in a machine for reeling and wrapping ready rooting fabrics` the combination of a plurality of revolnble reel-heads, said reelheads being relatively movable to and from each other, means for delivering a'mandrelhet een and, in axial ielation to said reelheads in position to receive the fabric tov be wound thereon, a wrapper receptacle, means 1 interposed bet\\'een the wrapper receptacle and the revolnble reel-heads for applying adhesive material to a Wrapper, and a roll carrier said roll carrier being movable tov and from the revoluble reel-heads to receive and deliver a finished roll. f

5. In a mach'- for reeling and Wrapping ready roofing r: cries, the vcombination of a plu ality or' revoluble reel-heads, said reelheads relatively movable to and from each other, a mandrel chute, and acounterweighted mandrel carrier interposed between the4 mandrel chute and the revoluble reel-heads, said mandrel carrier bemg'movalole indetion to the revoluble vreel-heads.

o. ln a machine for reeling and Wrapping ready roofing fabrics, the combinationV of a pendently of the mandrel chute for deliver- .i1 g a mandrel between and in laxial relaplurality of revoluble rcel-heads, said reelheads relatively movable to .and 'from each other, a mandrel chute, a counterweighted mandrel carrier for delivering a mandrel between and in axial relation to said removable hea-d, said mandrelarrier having a pivoted portion, and means forsecnring and releasing the pivoted portion of the N 115 2 7. .ln a machine for reeling and Wrapping mandrel carrier.

ready roofing fabrics, the combination of a plurality of axially alined revoluble shafts, said shafts being relatively movable longitudinally to and from each other, reel-heads on the adjacent ends of said shafts, counterweighted means for causing the longitudinal movement of said shaftstoward each other, and means for delivering anmandrel.

between and in axial relation` to said reelneads;

8. in a machine for reeling and Wrapping ready roanne' fabrics, the combination or a heads,

v`interposed between plurality ot' revolnblc reel-heads, said reelheads being relatively movable to and from each other, a: mandrel chute, a cut-off on the mandrel chute for Controlling the delivery ot a mandrel, and a eonnterweighted mani rel carrier interposed between the Chute and the revel-able reel-heads for delivering a mandrel to the revoluble reel-heads. i

9. ln a machine for reeling and wrapping really reeling Jfabrics, the combination of a plurality ot' revoluble reel-heads, said reelheads being relatively movable to and from each other, means for delivering a mandrel between and in aXial relation to said reelinclined ways located below and ad- `iaeent to said revoluble reel-heads, and a. roll carrier, said roll carrier being movable to and from the revolnble reel-heads in juxtaposition te the delivery ends oli' said inclined ways.

l0. ln a. machine for reeling and wrapping ready rooting fabrics, the combination of a plurality of revolnble reeleheads, said reel heads 'being relative-ly movable to and from' each othn', means for delivering a mandrel between and in axial relation to said reelheads in position to receive the fabric to be. wound thereon, s, wrapper receptacle, means the wrapper receptacle and the reel-heads for applying adhesive material to a wrapper, a roll carrier, ways interposed between the reel-heads and the roll carrier, said ways having slots constituting wrapper guides.

ll. ln a machine for reeling fabrics, the Combination of a plurality ot revolnble reelheads. said reel-heads being relatively movs able to and from each other, a mandrel chute, a. spring-actuated mandrel support and ent-ofi tor the mandrel chuteyand means movable independently of the mandrel chute for delivering a mandrel between and in axial relation to the reel-heads. 1

l). ln annacbine tor reeling fabrics, the combination of a plurality ot revolnble reellieads, said rcel-.heads beingrelatively movable to and from each other, av mandrel chute, a spring-actnated mandrel support and cnt-oli' for the mandrel chute, and oscillating means'l'or delivering a mandrel between and in axial relation to the reel-beads, said mandrel deliveringT means being,y mov able independently ot' the mandrel chute.

ln a machine Yfor reelingT fabrics, the rombination ot ay plurality of revoluble reelheads` said reel-beads being relatively movable to and from each other, a mandrel chiite, spring-actuated mandrel support and cnt-olf for the mandrel chute, and a eounterweighted oscillating means for deliveringg,- a mandrel between and in axial reheads and the.

lation to the reel-heads, said mandrel deliveringT means beineV movable independently of the mandrel chate.

lll. ln a machine ,liorrecling fabrics, the combination ot' a plurality ot revolnble reellieads, said heads being relatively movable to and from each other, means tor delivering` a. mandrel between and in axial relation to thereel-heads, an oseillatingr roll-cariicr, and nays interposed between the reel-heads and the roll carrier.

l5. ln a. machine for reeling and wrappingr fabrics. the combination ot a plurality of revolnble reel-heads, said reel-heads beingT relatively movable to and from each other` means for delivering? a mandrel between and` in axial relation to the. reel-heads in position to receive the fabric to be wound thereon. a wrapper receptacle, a roll carrier, said roll Carrier beingv movable to and from the reelheads, and ways interposed ybetween the reelroll carrier, wrapper guides.

`l6. In "a, machine for reelin'eifabrics, the combination ot a. mandrel chute, a. plurality of revoluble reel-heads. said reel heads being' relatively movable to and from each other, the axis of rotation of the reel-'heads bein?! below the ont-let of the mandrel chiite, and means for delivering a mandrel between and fineaXial relation to the reel-heads, said mandrel delivering means being movable independently of the mandrel chute.

17. ln a machine for reeling fabrics, the Combination otk a. plurality of revoluble reelheads, said reel-heads being relatively 'mow able to and from each other, a mand-rel chute the outlet thereof being located above the axis of rotation of the reel-heads, means for deliafering a'mandrel between and in axial relation to said reel-heads, and a. conveyer belt the delivery'end of said conveyor belt being parallel with the axisof rotation of the reel heads.

1S. ln a machine for reeling fabrics, the

combination of a plurality of revoluble reel-| heads, said reel-heads being' `relatively movable to and from each other, a'mandrel chute the outlet thereof being loca-ted above the axis of rotation of the Vreelheads, means for 'delivering a mandrel betweenl and in axial relation to the reel-heads, and a conveyer belt the upper surface whereof is below the axis of rotation of the reel-headsln testimony whereof l affix my signature, in the presence of two subscribing.;` witnesses.

nnngainno. oiisnnn. lVitnesses:

EDWARD Znonsnn, ROBERT B.

said ways having llo 

